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R. RHODES.

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APPLICATION FILED NOV. 1?. I916.

Patented Apr. 17,1917.

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Specification of Letters Patent. v Patented Apr. "17, 1917.

Application filed November 17, 1916. 'Serial No. 181,907. I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK R. Rnon'ns, citizen of the United States, residing at Haymakertown, in the county of Botetourt and State of Virginia, have invented certain" consists in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, pointed out in the appended claim and illustrated in the accompanying drawings. 7

Figure 1 is an elevation of the flying toy just before spinning the same,

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the toy beginning its flight,

Fig. 3 1s a top plan view of the toy, and

Fig. 4.- is a sectional View on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

In the drawin s, 10 indicates a handle which may be ma e of any size and shape to permit the same to be conveniently grasped by the hand and having aflat end'11 from which projects a pin 12 in the axial line of the handle. The flying member of the toy is formed of an annular band 13 of any suitable diameter and. width,the axis of which is normally vertical. Integrally formed with the band at its lower edge are a plurality of vanes 14 that extend radially toward the center of the band where they are united by a flat disk 15. The vanes 14 are wider at the endsadjacent the band than at their inner ends and are givenan inclination or twist across their length in a manner similar to the blade of a propeller. All of the vanes 14 are inclined 1n the same direc tion so that when the toy is rotated in the proper direction and with suflicient speed their action on the air will cause the toy to Depending from the center of the disk 15 in the axial line of the band 13 is a tube 16,-

as the tube 16 and having concavedsidcs around which a string 18 may be wound.

In use, the string 18 is Wound around the drum 17 as shown in Fig. 1 and the latter mounted on the handle 10 by passing thepin 12 into the tube 16b The handle 10 is then held firmly. in the left hand with the pin I I pointing upwardly so that the flying mom-- ber may readily escape from the pin. The

under surface 19 of the drum is of small area so that the friction generated by this surface rubbing upon the top llof the handle will be slight. With the string 18 held tightly in the right hand a quick, strong pull is given it with the result that the flymg member of the toy is caused to rotate with great rapidity, and 'thei anes 14 acting on the air will cause the toy" to rise slowly to a greater or lesser height dependent on the speed of rotation;

' The handle-'10 of this toy is preferably made of wood and the flying member of sheet metal cut and stamped to the proper form. The tube 16 may if desired be formed integral with or secured in any suitable manner to the disk 1 5 :T'hedrum 17 is shown as being made of but it may if so desired be formed of metal. ,.--.The flying toy may be ornamented and painted with a single coloror with a combination of colors that combine as its flies through the air. The annular band- 13 besides securing the outer ends of the vanes from twisting and breaking and maintaining thennin straight lines, acts as a plane to direct the course of the toy during its flight. It is to be understood that besides flying vertically the toy may be caused to make horizontal flights through the air by holding the handle 10 in a substantially horizontal position. What is claimed is A flying toy comprising a relatively wide annular band, a plurality of vanes integral with the lower edge .of said band and projecting radially toward the axis thereof in a horizontal plane. said vanes being inc ined in. a transverse direction, a disk connecting I Q 1,222,,eee

the inner ends of said vanes and integral Intestimony whereof I afixmy signature therewith, an integral tube projecting from in presence of two witnesses.

the under side of said disk in the axis of the FRANK R. RHODES. toy, and a drum having a. concaved eriph- Witnesses: 5 era]. surface fixed on said tube anf about Jenn T. RHoDEs, which a string is adapted to be wound. LN A. MOORE. 

